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This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be an early modern English work titled "Albions England" (visible at the top). The text shows Chapter XXVII, in which a character described as an Earle and Exile responds to the County's remarks about England's sins. The Earle speaks about the condition of human infancy and childhood—how creatures are born weak and helpless, how children are prone to foolish toys and dangerous vanities, and how they require correction rather than wit to develop virtue. The passage is written in verse form with elaborate Early Modern spelling and orthography, discussing themes of human weakness, vice, and the need for proper upbringing.
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